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Beethoven, Vol. 2 - Piano Sonatas No. 23 'Appassionata', No. 17 'The Tempest'; No. 18 / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2013-03-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Sonata for Piano no 18 in E flat, Op. 31
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

The first contains live performances of Beethoven sonatas from 1959 and 1965 including the Appassionata and Tempest sonatas....continue...

Franz Schubert, Vol. 2: Piano Sonatas D 845 & 850 / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2013-03-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120; Sonata for Piano in A minor, D 845/Op. 42
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

The second contains piano sonatas by Schubert in studio recordings from 1956. Featured works are the first and second Grande Sonates for pianoforte. The Tchaikovsky...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Symphony 6 / Sviatoslav Richter (piano); Mravinsky

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2013-03-12

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Mravinsky, Yevgeny
Ensemble: ; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor Yevgeny Mravinsky leads the Leningrad Philharmonic in a 1956 recording of the Pathétique symphony and teams with Richter in a fiery 1958 recording of...continue...
Recording information: Leningrad (06/1956); Vienna (06/1956); Leningrad (07/24/1958); Vienna (07/24/1958)....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter Collection - Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Bartok et al. / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

5 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano ...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav; Vedernikov, Anatoly
Conductors: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sanderling, Kurt; Barshai, Rudolf; Sveshnikov, Alexander; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Kondrashin, Kirill

Melodiya offers a set of recordings by the great pianist of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter, which reflects his diverse performing interests. The history of...continue...

Rossini: Semiramide, overture; Schumann: Piano Concerto; Mozart: Sinfonia concertante K.364 / Sviatoslav Richter, piano. Muti, Vienna PO

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540
Performers: Hetzel, Gerhart; Richter, Sviatoslav; Streng, Rudolf
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

Over and above all its virtuoso challenges, Richter and Muti give an account of Schumann's Piano Concerto triumphant in its formal cohesion and sculpt it...continue...
Recording information: Groáes Festspielhaus (07/27/1974); Kleines Festspielhaus (07/27/1974); Groáes Festspielhaus (08/17/1972); Kleines Festspielhaus (08/17/1972)....continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Shostakovich: Sonata for violin and piano; Sonata for viola and piano / O Kagan, violin; Yu. Bashmet, viola; S. Richter, piano

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-01-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Kagan, Oleg; Richter, Sviatoslav

This disc features two of Shostakovich's chamber opuses performed by two of the best musicians of the 1980s: Oleg Kagan and Yuri Bashmet. Behind the...continue...

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, Richter, piano

2 CD / Melodiya / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870-893
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Johann Sebastian Bach's cycle of preludes and fugues, The Well-Tempered Clavier, holds a very special place in the world of music. It is not just...continue...
Recording information: 1973....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 27 - 29 "Hammerklavier" / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2013-01-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 27 in E minor, Op. 90; Sonata for Piano no 28 in A major, Op. 101; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

The fifth release in Praga's Richter Edition, which presents SACD remasters of classic albums by the great Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, features live recordings of...continue...
Recording information: 1965-06-02&1975-06-??&1986-....continue...

Alexander Scriabin: Symphonic Works - Symphonies no 1-3; Poem of Ecstasy; Prometheus; Dream, Op. 24 / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

4 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 1 in E major (with chorus in finale), Op. 26; Symphony no 2 in C minor/major, Op. 29; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poème"; Le Poème de l'ex...
Performers: Fridheim, Heinrich; Krivosheyev, Y.; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny; Yermakova, Lyudmila
Ensemble: ; State Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Radio and Television Big Choir

Sviatoslav Richter: 1975 Royal Festival Hall Concerto / Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 & 29; Bagatelles op 126 Nos. 1, 4 & 6

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Bagatelle for piano in G major, Op. 126/1; Bagatelle for piano in B minor, Op. 126/4; Bagatelle for piano in E flat major, Op. 126/...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Sviatoslav Richter was one of the greatest interpreters of the 20th century. Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' Sonata was one of the main features of Richter's programming in...continue...
Recording information: Royal Festival Hall, London (06/18/1975)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 23; Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Mravinsky, Yevgeny; Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: 1959....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter plays Beethoven: Sonatas nos 3, 4, 17, 18, 27, 28, 30, 31 & 32; Concerto no 3

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 27 in E minor, Op. 90; Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109; Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major, Op. 110; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 11...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra

The hardworking Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter is said to have given more concerts than any other pianist of the 20th century, due in part to...continue...
Recording information: 1952-??-??&1965-??-??&1972-....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter plays Prokofiev - Piano Sonatas nos 2 & 9; Legend, Op. 12/6; Visions Fugitives; Landscape

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-10-09

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 14; Op. 12; Visions Fugitives, Op. 22; Op. 59; "War and Peace", Op. 96; Sonata for Piano no 9 in C major, Op. 103
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Sviatoslav Richter was already a unique interpreter of Sergei Prokofiev's music in the early 1940s. He became the first performer of the Seventh Sonata, the...continue...
Recording information: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory....continue...

Beethoven: Sonatas Nos. 8 & 23; Bagatelles, Opp. 33 & 126; Choral Fantasy / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-10-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Bagatelle for piano in F major, Op. 33/3; Bagatelle for piano in C major, Op. 33/5; Bagatelle for piano in C major, Op. 11...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt

Personnel: Sviatoslav Richter (piano).

Recording information: Moscow (1959/1952)....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter plays Beethoven and Brahms sonatas and concerto

2 CD / Widescreen / 2012-10-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 9 in E major, Op. 14 no 1; Sonata for Piano no 22 in F major, Op. 54; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich

These recordings are offered for the first time in the same edition. Until now it was not possible, because for half a century have belonged...continue...

Sviatoslav Richter Edition, Vol 3 - Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Op. 12; Humoreske Op. 20; Novelletten Op. 21

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-09-11

Works: Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12; Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12; Fantasiestück ("In der Nacht"), for piano, Op. 12/5; Fantasiestück ("Ende vom Lied")...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Recording information: Moscow....continue...

Schumann: Pictures from the East; Six Impromptus; Concert Etude after Paganini; Piano Quintet / Sviatislav Richter

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-09-11

Works: Robert Schumann: Blumenstück for Piano in D flat major, Op. 19; Oriental Pictures (Bilder aus Osten), impromptus (6) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 66; Concert Etude after Paganini no 4 (Maestoso), for...
Performers: Berlinsky, Ludmilla; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bordin String Quartet

"The World of Romanticism" was a subtitle of Sviatoslav Richter's famous music festival "December Nights." Its program comprised compositions by Schubert, Schumann, and Chopin, and...continue...
Recording information: Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia (12/15/1985)....continue...

Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Préludes, Book 2 / Sviatoslav Richter, piano (live, CD premiere)

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-09-11

Works: Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Préludes, Book 1; Préludes, Book 2
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Claude Debussy's works make up the bulk of Sviatoslav Richter's repertoire, which included the works of such great masters as Chopin, Rachmaninov, Beethoven, and Prokofiev....continue...
Recording information: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory....continue...

Schubert: Trout Quintet; Wanderer Fantasy / Sviatoslav Richter, piano; Borodin Quartet; Georg Hortnagel

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer"
Performers: Berlinsky, Valentin; Hörtnagel, Georg; Kopelman, Mikhail; Richter, Sviatoslav; Shebalin, Dmitri
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Ensemble: Borodin String Quartet

Dvorak: Quintet, Op. 81; Terzett, Op. 74 / Richter, Pikaizen, Rusin, Oistrakh, Borodin Quartet

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-09-11

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155; Terzetto for 2 Violins and Viola in C major, Op. 74/B 148
Performers: Abramenkov, Andrei; Berlinsky, Valentin; Kopelman, Mikhail; Oistrakh, Igor; Pikaizen, Viktor; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rusin, Miroslav [viola]; Shebalin, Dimitri
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Ensemble: Borodin String Quartet

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...

Richter Plays Tchaikovsky: The Seasons; & Rachmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux / Sviatoslav Richter: piano

2 CD / Melodiya / 2012-08-14

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37 bis; Morceaux (2) for Piano, Op. 10; Valse-scherzo, for piano in A major, Op. 7; Op. 19; Waltz, for piano in A flat major, Op. 40/8; Romance for Piano i...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

In 1983, the charming blue hall of the Moscow Conservatory was repaired and opened anew, marked by two recitals given by outstanding Russian pianist Sviatoslav...continue...
Recording information: Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow Conservatory (06/01/1983-06/02/1983)....continue...

Music for Viola & Piano - Britten: Lachrymae; Hindemith: Sonata in F; Shostakovich: Sonata Op. 147 / Yuri Bashmet, viola; Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-08-14

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano in F major, Op. 11 no 4; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Richter, Sviatoslav

Bashmet and Richter demonstrate why they are the top practitioners of their craft in this collection of three highly notable compositions for viola and piano...continue...
Recording information: Freiburg, Germany (03/06/1985-03/08/1985)....continue...

Historic Russian Archives: David Oistrakh - Chamber Music Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l); Variations (12) on "La bergère Célimene," for violin & piano in G major, K. 359 (K. 374a); Sergey Rachmani...
Performers: Badura-Skoda, Paul; Bauer, Frida; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kollegorskaya, Inna; Makarov, Abram; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sv...

The reissue of this unique collection of chamber music masterpieces, ranging from Baroque to 20-century, played by the legendary David Oistrakh, with his luminous, sonorous

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Beethoven: Eroica Variations / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-07-17

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (6) for Piano in F major on an Original Theme, Op. 34; Variations (6) for Piano on an Original Theme in D major, Op. 76; Variations (15) and Fugue for Piano in E flat...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Richter shines once again in highly engaging repertoire....continue...

The Very Best of Sviatoslav Richter from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, K 404 (385d) [Fragment]; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat, K 482...
Performers: Berlinsky, Valentin; Hortnagel, Georg; Kagan, Oleg; Kopelman, Mikhail; Richter, Sviatoslav; Shebalin, Dmitri
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Matacic, Lovro von; Maazel, Lorin

Sviatoslav Richter is universally acknowledged to be one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, renowned for his virtuoso technique and the depth of...continue...

Grieg and Dvorák: Piano Concertos / Sviatoslav Richter, piano - Kondrashin, Smetacek

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2012-07-10

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Smetacek, Vaclav
Ensemble: Moscow State Symphony Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

Praga continues their Sviatoslav Richter edition with a new SACD reissue of key recordings from the great pianist's extensive catalog. This duo of "nationalist" concertos...continue...

Richter in Warsaw (1972): The Scriabin Recital / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Parnassus / 2012-07-04

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Preludes, Op. 11; Preludes, Op. 13; Preludes (4) for piano, Op. 37; Preludes, Op. 39; Prelude for piano, Op. 59/2; Preludes, Op. 74; Sonata for Piano no 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

In 1972, Sviatoslav Richter chose to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Scriabin by performing an all-Scriabin program in three locations. These...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw (10/27/1972)....continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, AV 132; Johanne...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...